Lawmakers from Fort Collins to Denver and D.C. grapple with legal pot

7:52 PM,
Dec. 3, 2012

Written by

Patrick Malone
PatrickMalone@coloradoan.com

Ripples in the pond of government from the splash of Amendment 64 reach all the way to Washington, D.C., and created substantial waves at the Colorado State Capitol along the way.

Gov. John Hickenlooper, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers, the state Legislature, Congress and President Barack Obama's cabinet all have decisions to make in light of the passage of the state's legalization of marijuana.

Hickenlooper plans to seat a task force to identify policy, legal and procedural issues associated with Amendment 64 that will require legislative or executive action. The panel's ...